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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 19, 2019
Filed:
Jan. 19, 2016
Applicant:
Ford Global Technologies, Llc, Dearborn, MI (US);
Inventors:
Janet Lynn Callahan, Troy, MI (US);
Martin Christopher Kapanowski, Dexter, MI (US);
Assignee:
Ford Global Technologies, LLC, Dearborn, MI (US);
Attorneys:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
F16L 19/028 (2006.01); B60T 17/04 (2006.01); F16L 19/02 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
B60T 17/043 (2013.01); F16L 19/028 (2013.01); F16L 19/0286 (2013.01); F16L 19/0243 (2013.01);
Abstract
A flare-type brake line assembly includes (a) a brake tube having a flare with a first sealing surface, (b) a brake component having a port with a second sealing surface and (c) a tube nut to secure the brake tube and brake component together. At least one of the two sealing surfaces is treated to increase the coefficient of friction between those surfaces. A related method is also disclosed.